OPENLANE, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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OPENLANE, Inc. reported its first quarter 2024 financial results with positive growth in marketplace volumes and Gross Merchandise Value (GMV). Income from continuing operations reached $19 million, with adjusted EBITDA of $75 million. The company remains confident in its previously stated annual guidance, expecting income from continuing operations of $74-88 million and adjusted EBITDA of $285-305 million. OPENLANE is focused on innovation to sustain growth and improve financial performance.

Positive

• Marketplace volumes increased 13% YoY, showcasing growth potential

• Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) rose by 17% to $7 billion YoY, indicating market strength

• Income from continuing operations reached $19 million, highlighting profitability

• Adjusted EBITDA stood at $75 million, reflecting solid financial performance

• 2024 guidance remains unchanged, demonstrating stability and confidence in company outlook

Negative

• None.

Insights

Financial Analyst

OPENLANE, Inc.'s first quarter financial results show a strong performance, particularly in their marketplace segment which saw a 13% volume increase and now contributes 47% to the company's adjusted EBITDA. This is a significant figure, considering that adjusted EBITDA is a key indicator of a company's operating profitability. It's reflective of OPENLANE's ability to increase efficiency and market share, especially as the company moves away from physical auctions towards its online marketplace. The reported $100 million cash flow from operating activities indicates healthy liquidity, which is important for satisfying short-term obligations and funding future innovations. As for the unchanged annual guidance, it demonstrates management's confidence in the company's trajectory. Investors should note that the guidance does not account for unpredictable factors such as potential acquisitions or legal expenses, which could materially impact future financials.

Market Research Analyst

The reported increase in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) by 17% to $7 billion is a robust indicator of the company's growth in the total value of goods sold through their platform. It suggests an expanding customer base and/or an increase in transaction value per customer. The trajectory of OPENLANE's GMV growth can be a barometer for the health of the used vehicle industry's shift towards digital remarketing solutions, a trend that may have significant long-term implications. The company's strategic direction seems to align well with broader industry shifts towards technological adoption, offering insights into potential future market share gains.

CARMEL, Ind., May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- OPENLANE, Inc. (NYSE: KAR), today reported its first quarter financial results for the period ended March 31, 2024.

"I am very pleased with OPENLANE's first quarter results and believe they represent a compelling preview of the performance OPENLANE is capable of delivering as the industry recovery continues" said Peter Kelly, CEO of OPENLANE. "The marketplace segment grew volumes by 13%, delivered 47% of total OPENLANE adjusted EBITDA and continued to take share from physical auctions. Our finance segment was also a strong contributor during the quarter. And as I look to the future, we are advancing a robust pipeline of innovation that will further differentiate our offerings and strengthen our ability to deliver continued growth and improved financial performance."

First Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights

• Marketplace volumes increased 13% YoY
• Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) increased 17% to $7 billion YoY
• Income from continuing operations of $19 million
• Adjusted EBITDA of $75 million, with Marketplace accelerating to 47% of total
• $100 million of cash flow from operating activities

2024 Guidance
The company's previously stated annual guidance remains unchanged.

	Annual Guidance
Income from continuing operations (in millions)	$74 - $88
Adjusted EBITDA (in millions)	$285 - $305
Income from continuing operations per share - diluted *	$0.20 - $0.30
Operating adjusted net income from continuing operations per share - diluted	$0.77 - $0.87

* The company uses the two-class method of calculating income from continuing operations per diluted share. Under the two-class method, income from continuing operations is adjusted for dividends and undistributed earnings (losses) to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, and the weighted average diluted shares do not assume conversion of the preferred shares to common shares.

Earnings guidance does not contemplate future items such as business development activities, strategic developments (such as restructurings, spin-offs or dispositions of assets or investments), contingent purchase price adjustments, significant expenses related to litigation, tax adjustments and changes in applicable laws and regulations (including significant accounting and tax matters) and intangible impairments. The timing and amounts of these items are highly variable, difficult to predict, and of a potential size that could have a substantial impact on the company's reported results for any given period. Prospective quantification of these items is generally not practicable. Operating adjusted net income from continuing operations per share excludes amortization expense associated with acquired intangible assets, as well as one-time charges, net of taxes. See reconciliations of the company's guidance included below.

Earnings Conference Call Information
OPENLANE will be hosting an earnings conference call and webcast on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will be hosted by OPENLANE Chief Executive Officer Peter Kelly and Chief Financial Officer Brad Lakhia. The conference call may be accessed by calling 1-833-634-2155 and asking to join the OPENLANE call. A live webcast will be available at the investor relations section of corporate.openlane.com. Supplemental financial information for OPENLANE's first quarter 2024 results is available at the investor relations section of corporate.openlane.com.

The archive of the webcast will be available following the call at the investor relations section of corporate.openlane.com for a limited time.

About OPENLANE
OPENLANE, Inc. (NYSE: KAR), provides sellers and buyers across the global wholesale used vehicle industry with innovative, technology-driven remarketing solutions. The company's unique end-to-end platform supports whole car, financing, logistics and other ancillary and related services. Our integrated marketplaces reduce risk, improve transparency and streamline transactions for customers around the globe. Headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, the company has employees across the United States, Canada, Europe, Uruguay and the Philippines. For more information and the latest company news, visit corporate.openlane.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this release include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and which are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties. In particular, statements made that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. Words such as "should," "may," "will," "can," "of the opinion," "confident," "is set," "is on track," "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "continues," "outlook," initiatives," "goals," "opportunities" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management's current expectations, are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results projected, expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include but are not limited to risks and uncertainties regarding the impact of adverse market, economic and geopolitical conditions and those other matters disclosed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the company's annual and quarterly periodic reports. The company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

 

OPENLANE, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (In millions) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Operating revenues
Auction fees	$      109.9		$        99.9
Service revenue	150.2		165.6
Purchased vehicle sales	58.2		55.5
Finance-related revenue	98.0		99.6
Total operating revenues	416.3		420.6
Operating expenses
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	213.9		224.2
Selling, general and administrative	108.7		108.0
Depreciation and amortization	24.3		23.0
Total operating expenses	346.9		355.2
Operating profit	69.4		65.4
Interest expense	39.7		38.3
Other (income) expense, net	0.5		7.1
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	29.2		20.0
Income taxes	10.7		7.3
Income from continuing operations	18.5		12.7
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	—		—
Net income	$        18.5		$        12.7
Net income per share - basic
Income from continuing operations	$        0.05		$        0.01
Income from discontinued operations	—		—
Net income per share - basic	$        0.05		$        0.01
Net income per share - diluted
Income from continuing operations	$        0.05		$        0.01
Income from discontinued operations	—		—
Net income per share - diluted	$        0.05		$        0.01

 

OPENLANE, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions) (Unaudited)
	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents	$                105.2		$                 93.5
Restricted cash	45.7		65.4
Trade receivables, net of allowances	391.0		291.8
Finance receivables, net of allowances	2,292.7		2,282.0
Other current assets	123.7		109.2
Total current assets	2,958.3		2,841.9
Goodwill	1,266.0		1,271.2
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization	131.2		136.1
Operating lease right-of-use assets	73.0		75.9
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	163.5		169.8
Intangible and other assets	226.4		231.4
Total assets	$             4,818.4		$             4,726.3
Current liabilities, excluding obligations collateralized by      finance receivables and current maturities of debt	$                856.1		$                692.3
Obligations collateralized by finance receivables	1,597.2		1,631.9
Current maturities of debt	120.4		154.6
Total current liabilities	2,573.7		2,478.8
Long-term debt	200.5		202.4
Operating lease liabilities	67.4		70.4
Other non-current liabilities	34.1		35.2
Temporary equity	612.5		612.5
Stockholders' equity	1,330.2		1,327.0
Total liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders' equity	$             4,818.4		$             4,726.3

 

OPENLANE, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In millions) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Operating activities
Net income	$         18.5		$         12.7
Net income from discontinued operations	—		—
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	24.3		23.0
Provision for credit losses	15.8		14.3
Deferred income taxes	(1.5)		0.2
Amortization of debt issuance costs	2.2		2.2
Stock-based compensation	6.6		3.6
Net change in unrealized loss on investment securities	—		0.1
Investment and note receivable impairment	—		11.0
Other non-cash, net	0.1		0.7
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Trade receivables and other assets	(113.6)		(96.4)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	147.8		124.7
Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations	100.2		96.1
Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations	—		—
Investing activities
Net increase in finance receivables held for investment	(26.4)		(1.7)
Purchases of property, equipment and computer software	(12.9)		(12.0)
Investments in securities	(0.4)		(0.2)
Proceeds from sale of investments	—		0.3
Net cash used by investing activities - continuing operations	(39.7)		(13.6)
Net cash provided by investing activities - discontinued operations	—		7.0
Financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in book overdrafts	17.0		(0.5)
Net repayments of lines of credit	(33.2)		(62.9)
Net decrease in obligations collateralized by finance receivables	(32.8)		(41.0)
Payments for debt issuance costs/amendments	(1.9)		(0.5)
Payments on finance leases	(0.3)		(0.5)
Issuance of common stock under stock plans	0.4		1.3
Tax withholding payments for vested RSUs	(1.7)		(1.3)
Dividends paid on Series A Preferred Stock	(11.1)		(11.1)
Net cash used by financing activities - continuing operations	(63.6)		(116.5)
Net cash provided by financing activities - discontinued operations	—		—
Net change in cash balances of discontinued operations	—		—
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(4.9)		1.1
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(8.0)		(25.9)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	158.9		277.7
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$       150.9		$       251.8
Cash paid for interest	$         36.2		$         31.1
Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds - continuing operations	$         15.4		$         12.0
Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds - discontinued operations	$           0.2		$             —

OPENLANE, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, operating adjusted net income (loss) and operating adjusted net income (loss) per share as presented herein are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). They are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as substitutes for net income (loss) or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that these measures provide investors additional meaningful methods to evaluate certain aspects of the company's results period over period and for the other reasons set forth below.

EBITDA is defined as net income (loss), plus interest expense net of interest income, income tax provision (benefit), depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA adjusted for the items of income and expense and expected incremental revenue and cost savings as described in our senior secured credit agreement covenant calculations. Management believes that the inclusion of supplementary adjustments to EBITDA applied in presenting Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors about one of the principal measures of performance used by our creditors. In addition, management uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our performance.

Depreciation expense for property and equipment and amortization expense of capitalized internally developed software costs relate to ongoing capital expenditures; however, amortization expense associated with acquired intangible assets, such as customer relationships, software, tradenames and noncompete agreements are not representative of ongoing capital expenditures, but have a continuing effect on our reported results. Non-GAAP financial measures of operating adjusted net income (loss) and operating adjusted net income (loss) per share, in the opinion of the company, provide comparability of the company's performance to other companies that may not have incurred these types of non-cash expenses or that report a similar measure. In addition, operating adjusted net income (loss) and operating adjusted net income (loss) per share may include adjustments for certain other charges.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, operating adjusted net income (loss) and operating adjusted net income (loss) per share have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the results as reported under GAAP. These measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The following tables reconcile EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to income (loss) from continuing operations for the periods presented:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions), (unaudited)	2024		2023
Income from continuing operations	$      18.5		$      12.7
Add back:
Income taxes	10.7		7.3
Interest expense, net of interest income	39.3		37.4
Depreciation and amortization	24.3		23.0
EBITDA	92.8		80.4
Non-cash stock-based compensation	7.0		3.8
Acquisition related costs	0.3		0.3
Securitization interest	(29.9)		(27.8)
Severance	1.7		0.5
Foreign currency (gains)/losses	2.0		0.1
Net change in unrealized (gains) losses on investment securities	—		0.1
Professional fees related to business improvement efforts	0.8		0.7
Other	0.1		0.8
Total addbacks/(deductions)	(18.0)		(21.5)
Adjusted EBITDA	$      74.8		$      58.9

 

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
(Dollars in millions), (Unaudited)	Marketplace		Finance		Consolidated
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$          (12.9)		$           31.4		$           18.5
Add back:
Income taxes	0.2		10.5		10.7
Interest expense, net of interest income	6.7		32.6		39.3
Depreciation and amortization	21.6		2.7		24.3
Intercompany interest	9.9		(9.9)		—
EBITDA	25.5		67.3		92.8
Non-cash stock-based compensation	5.2		1.8		7.0
Acquisition related costs	0.3		—		0.3
Securitization interest	—		(29.9)		(29.9)
Severance	1.4		0.3		1.7
Foreign currency (gains)/losses	2.0		—		2.0
Professional fees related to business improvement efforts	0.6		0.2		0.8
Other	0.1		—		0.1
Total addbacks/(deductions)	9.6		(27.6)		(18.0)
Adjusted EBITDA	$           35.1		$           39.7		$           74.8

The following table reconciles operating adjusted net income and operating adjusted net income per diluted share to net income for the periods presented:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions, except per share amounts), (unaudited)	2024		2023
Net income from continuing operations (1)	$      18.5		$      12.7
Acquired amortization expense	9.3		7.4
Income taxes (2)	(0.4)		(2.7)
Operating adjusted net income from continuing operations	$      27.4		$      17.4
Operating adjusted net income from discontinued operations	$          —		$          —
Operating adjusted net income	$      27.4		$      17.4
Operating adjusted net income from continuing operations per share - diluted	$      0.19		$      0.12
Operating adjusted net income from discontinued operations per share - diluted	—		—
Operating adjusted net income per share - diluted	$      0.19		$      0.12
Weighted average diluted shares - including assumed conversion of preferred shares	144.9		145.6

(1)	The Series A Preferred Stock dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities have not been included in the calculation of operating adjusted net income and operating adjusted net income per diluted share.
(2)	For the three months ended March 31, 2024, acquired amortization expense was booked to the applicable statutory rate. The deferred tax benefits of $52.5 million and $6.5 million associated with the goodwill and tradename impairments in the second quarter of 2023, respectively, resulted in the U.S. being in a net deferred tax asset position. Due to the three-year cumulative loss related to U.S. operations, we currently have a $38.3 million valuation allowance against the U.S. net deferred tax asset. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the effective tax rate was used to determine the amount of income tax on the adjustments to net income.

The following table reconciles EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to income from continuing operations for the 2024 guidance presented:

	2024 Guidance
(in millions), (unaudited)	Low		High
Income from continuing operations	$                74		$                88
Add back:
Income taxes	49		59
Interest expense, net of interest income	156		154
Depreciation and amortization	106		104
EBITDA	385		405
Total addbacks/(deductions), net	(100)		(100)
Adjusted EBITDA	$              285		$              305

The following table reconciles operating adjusted net income from continuing operations and operating adjusted net income from continuing operations per diluted share to income from continuing operations for the 2024 guidance presented:

	2024 Guidance
(in millions, except per share amounts), (unaudited)	Low		High
Income from continuing operations	$                74		$                88
Acquired amortization expense	38		38
Operating adjusted net income from continuing operations	$              112		$              126
Operating adjusted net income from continuing operations per share – diluted	$             0.77		$             0.87
Weighted average diluted shares - including assumed conversion of preferred shares	145		145

 

Analyst Inquiries:	Media Inquiries:
Mike Eliason	Laurie Dippold
(317) 249-4559	(317) 468-3900
mike.eliason@openlane.com	laurie.dippold@openlane.com

 

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FAQ

What were OPENLANE's Marketplace volumes growth in the first quarter of 2024?

Marketplace volumes increased by 13% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024.

What was the Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) increase for OPENLANE in the first quarter of 2024?

The Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) for OPENLANE increased by 17% to $7 billion year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024.

What was the Income from continuing operations for OPENLANE in the first quarter of 2024?

OPENLANE reported Income from continuing operations of $19 million in the first quarter of 2024.

What was OPENLANE's Adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter of 2024?

OPENLANE's Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2024 was $75 million.

What is the annual guidance provided by OPENLANE for 2024?

OPENLANE's annual guidance for 2024 includes Income from continuing operations of $74-88 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $285-305 million.